Hosted by Charley Lowry

For this thirty-third episode of the “Surviving and Thriving in Residency” podcast, host Charley Lowry welcomes Frances Mei Hardin, co-founder and CEO of the Hippocratic Collective, a physician-led media company redefining the intersection between medicine and creative artistry.

Together they discuss the emotional and mental costs of residency, the importance of community and storytelling, the need for systemic changes in medical culture and so much more!

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ABOUT THE SURVIVING & THRIVING IN RESIDENCY PODCAST

This ongoing series, hosted by PracticeLink Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Outreach Director Charley Lowry, focuses on the journey to become a physician — from med school through residency and fellowship. These episodes, released weekly, consist of Charley leading a thoughtful discussion with healthcare professionals who share tips and insightful information from their own medical journey to inform and provide priceless guidance for the next generation of prospective healers. Medical students, residents and fellows can all benefit from the candid conversations, which are often based on questions and topics directly supplied by those who are in the early steps of their healthcare careers.

FRANCES MEI HARDIN, TODAY’S PODCAST GUEST

Frances Mei Hardin, MD is an otolaryngologist turned entrepreneur, passionate about creative innovation in medicine and improving medical culture for the next generation of physicians. At 16, she published her first academic paper in astrophysics from research conducted at Fermilab. She later graduated from the University of Notre Dame at age 20 and earned her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed a five-year residency in otolaryngology and practiced as an ENT attending at a rural hospital for three years. She is the co-founder and CEO of the Hippocratic Collective, a physician-led media company redefining the intersection between medicine and creative artistry. She is also the creator and host of Surgeon, Interrupted, a podcast that explores her departure from clinical practice and the complex realities of life beyond the operating room. A national speaker on physician identity and second acts after medicine, Dr. Hardin brings a sharp, creative voice to the evolving conversation about what it means to thrive, not just survive, in the modern healthcare landscape.